WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO LUIS SEVERINO?

No one knows. All we know is that Luis Severino was almost back... and then he wasn't. And no one is truly revealing what is going on with this guy.

The latest comes from the New York Daily News...

"Luis Severino will be traveling across the country with the Yankees to see Dr. Neal ElAttrache next week for an exam on his right shoulder. The renowned orthopedic surgeon has already reviewed the right-hander’s MRI and agreed with the Yankees’ team doctors that there is no structural damage in there — but the team has not said what caused the tightness which shut Severino down before a scheduled rehab start over a week ago.

“I think he’s gonna go out to California in the middle of next week for an in-person visit,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.

The window for Severino to pitch in the Yankees rotation this season is closing. Severino would need time to ramp up again to get back. That would likely include throwing on flat ground to work up to pitching off a mound. Then he would face live hitters and then possibly pitch in a rehab game. For injured pitchers the rehab has built in off days to see how they bounce back."

So what happens if he's examined and they reveal that there is NOTHING wrong? Can he get a few rehab starts and then we try him out? Or do we end up just waiting until 2022.

I hate every minute of this waiting game with Severino, but I am always suspicious of how the Yankees medical team handles our players.

Stay tuned.